They Are Watching is a 2024 horror thriller about two friends searching the underbelly of the dark web for Dark Web Mystery Boxes. Soon they find themselves stalked by a group that runs online pain-infliction rooms known online as Red Rooms.
Written, directed, produced by and co-starring J.M. Stelly (Call of the Void; Abacus; The Demonologist; Within Madness). The movie also stars Keegan Macy, Jared Bankens and Mary Cazes.
Stelly has shared his thoughts about making the film:
“I’ve always been intrigued by the dark web. It’s a dangerous place. Mostly filled with fake and useless things yet at the same time filled with unconscionable elements that are both illegal and unthinkable.
As a filmmaker who’s covered dark subjects of all kinds, I was inspired to create this film when I was watching many online content-based videos about dark web unboxing videos. I feel a lot of those videos are faked if not all of them. Especially the ones that appear to connect back to possible murders. To explore that from the found footage realm I felt was the best way. To make a movie about content creators while going into the realm of non-found footage to capture the world of the Red Room Creators.
It’s that strange juxtaposition between our main characters and the villains. They’re both creating content. The content focuses on the dark and unusual on both sides of the aisle. However, the dark web portion is a real threat that’s considered a hoax. Daniel and James are cracking into that hoax and if someone like them were to do that in real life, I can guarantee they would find that their lives would be in danger. That’s where this movie goes. It starts with a look into the lives of two friends and journeys into a world far darker than they can imagine.”
Trailer:
Free to watch online on YouTube [1080p HD]:
Release:
They Are Watching premiered on the Terror Films YouTube AVOD Channel on February 23, 2024, with the filmmaker and cast participating in a live chat with the fans, followed by a wide digital release in March 2024. The movie is now free to watch on Tubi, Vudu and YouTube.
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